The Story Behind Queen Elizabeth II’s Marriage
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- The marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is the longest of any British sovereign. They are together more than 70 years already.
They knew each other from childhood. In fact, Elizabeth and Philip are cousins. They are great-great-grandchildren of Queen Victoria. They have met for the first time when she was 8 years old and he was 13.
Elizabeth fell in love with Philip 5 years later. It was their second meeting. Elizabeth visited the British naval academy and Philip was training there. He was her tour-guide. Philip was charming and confident. But the young man didn’t pay her any special attention as she was too young.
They’ve started corresponding but for Philip that was just friendship. Princess kept a photo of Philip by her bed. The courtship seriously started after WWII. Philip wasn’t the best match for the future Queen. He was the prince of Greece and Denmark. But his family was exiled from Greece and had no fortune or lands.
Nevertheless, they engaged when Elizabeth was 20. Her father King George VI asked to keep relationships in secret until Elizabeth’s 21 birthday. The king and his wife worried that their daughter was too young to marry. They also didn’t like Philip - he was called a bit rough. But the two never wavered and they married in November 1947. To marry Elizabeth Philip had to give up the royal titles of his birth.
The first years after the wedding were relatively normal for them. Prince Philip was stationed in Malta with the Royal Navy. Elizabeth lived the life of naval wife: she went shopping, sightseeing, and gossiped. King George VI died when Elizabeth was 25 years old. She was coronated in 1953 and Philip was the first to swear allegiance to the new queen. After a few years, she granted him the title of a Prince of the United Kingdom. He became a consort of the queen. Elizabeth and Philip have four children, 8 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.
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I thought it was normal for people in the 40s to marry in their early 20s. I was surprised to hear that her parents thought she was too young to marry at that age.
Haley Padour they are royals which means more is expected from them thus she was next line to the throne. As for commoners back then it was normal for them
Haley Padour
IKR my aunt is still a teenager!
And nowadays 14 yo got pregnant
@@HaleyNicole11 even a 5 YO in 1930s....
Maybe that time she was still pursuing career.
You can tell, Elizabeth is so happy whenever shes with him.
merlin Green she on drugs lol wtf her cousin ewww
@@zuliettearencibia6615 distant cousin. They share the same great great grandmother.
ninectstay_1205 still her cousin but I see why you think distance doesn't matter y'all weird
@@naptuallylexi1536 nah, you're just sensitive😂 it's a distant relative, so meaning to say they would've just shared like a little percent of the same dna😂
@@naptuallylexi1536 You're insulting all of Iceland lol. We're talking about royals here, basically every royals in Europe are at some point from the same family.
Wow 70 years of commitment
Thats heart touching
May GOD bless them whith good health an strength
For now generation is seems strange , girl this is how relationship suppose to be ,,, once comment stay commented untill death , not like changing partners every few years
I'm your 70th like!
❤️
I know right? Oof what if one of them lost themselves, that would be saaaaaad
*they’ve known each other since they were children* aww that’s cute!!
*in fact, they are cousin!*
Aw- wait, WHAT?!
Rachhlaur 😂😂😂😂
Just disgusting 🤣😭
😂🤷🏻♀️
Distant cousins, not first cousins
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Prince Philip was handsome when he was young 😍😍
Ikr !!!
Shut up
Now he is drying up and alone in a nursing room at Liza's castle!
He got the looks but his hairline tho lol
I feel he was handsome only in cap.. without cap no.
Poor princess Margaret..couldn’t have a happy life like her sister
I feel bad, they I think they most loved Queen Elizabeth II Princess margaret was having a poor life, and miserable while
Her sister is having fun time. But Margaret is twins with Elizabeth But margaret looks so pretty when she was so young. 😀
I won’t compare Margaret’s life to her sister’s because they have different struggles in life. But I think Margaret made some poor decisions, especially when it comes to love.
@@michellegarcia7299 one day very young Elisabeth told Margaret “I’m going to be a queen” and Margaret said “poor you”
Awww Queen Elizabeth was so in love with prince Phillip.God Please I want to grow old like this with the love of my life🥰
Marry your cousin?
nash snail no thanks
good luck with your cousin
What excuse all the affairs
They’re Super lucky to still have each other. I love old married couples. I always think ‘what stories they have and lessons to teach’
true dat
Such a condescending remark.
Bull shit they no longer live together
Even if they didn't marry they still have each other cause they are cousins 😂😅
The Crown has painted Philip in an interesting light, being both insecure and jealous of his wife being put first as Britain’s Queen, but also as complex in his troubled past and a mix of modern idealism and traditionalist views clashing, yet one thing is for sure: he loves his wife. And she loves him. The warmth and fondness when they look at one another in these photos is so touching.
They are very sweet. They almost remind me of my in laws. They've been together since they were 14 years old & they turn 89 this year. They still love each other so much 💕
Linda Mann 93
They can't see the wood for the trees ignorance is bliss there is none so blind than those that will not see come down from your ivory tower etc etc not u my friend them x
@@brendadrumm9708 what????
Are your in laws cousins?
once I wrote a letter to her majesty the queen Elizabeth 2nd & she thanked me with a letter ! that was very exciting for me.love for you all from Bangladesh.thanks
@Hasan Foyejul: Really?!Are you an ordinary person? Lucky you!😃👸👑👏❗Wishes from a nonroyal...!🤗
@@ramfaki1256 thanks
@@hasanfoyejul5500 You're welcome dear!🤗❕
May I know why did u write her letter?😊
@@GauriV297991 for my friend Rambo.thanks
You can still see that youthful young lady looking up at her husband , beautiful
You mean her cousin😂
4:03 i really love this pic. It's some kind aesthetic to me. Love eyes
@@julisann_4497 let it go she was happy
Amazing how much two people can love and respect each other for so long. 70+ years of marriage can show people what makes a marriage strong.
....Elizabeth married Phillip for love ❤️ ❤
people keep saying "wow the queen made it so far" they forget prince phillip is older than her
This is amazing for them to be married for so long and still have each other.This is very inspiring and beautiful!
For every cigarette u smoke, God takes 10 seconds of ur life and gives it to Elizabeth.
Wow u just gave me an idea for an anti smoke ad omgg ur a genius lol jajaa
I'm dying
Who is here after Phillip's death? I get so emotional about it i dont know why... i wish Elizabeth to live longer
Me. I am here after his death.
She must be so sad. That man was her rock, for real
I’m here after the queens death..
@@Biyav this is devastating
@@callmekhaleesi ikr 😞
Princess Charlotte looks exactly like Queen Elizabeth😊
Night Owl cuz they cousins 😂🤣
Zuliette Arencibia no queen elizabeth is her great great grandma
@@zuliettearencibia6615 lol princess charlotte is her great granddaughter, they're not cousins.
Prince Phillip was a handsome man and he is still handsome to this day the queen is lucky to have him this long god bless his 98 years on earth pray he has many more with the queen 😊😊♥️
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I love how The Queen set eyes on the prize and she got him! Well done, Elizabeth
Rest in peace your royal Highness duke of Edinburgh. He was such a support to our queen. I can’t imagine how she feels right now.
People in the comment section saying it's weird they were cousins. It was pretty normal back in the day.
@Alfonso di Adermassi 3rd 4th generation cousins I believe. They are related to queen Victoria. Tho, in the end it my still seem weird
@@Theo-bk6qj still it is normal .... Albert Einstein also married his cousin...
They are third cousins.... Not Even closely blood related
It was normal in royal families for cousins to marry. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were cousins.
Still is normal , Christian , jews and muslims do marry off their cousins. Even south indian hindus marry their cousins and even their maternal uncles
Queen : i live when hitler still around
Also queen : and when trump around too
And i married my cousin too
Hhhh
2:33 Prince William resembles his grandfather...same side pose...hair style...features
That's exactly what I said!!!
"They have been married for 70 years".
Aww that's sweet.
"They are related to each other".
Excuse me?
DISTANT cousin
We're actually related to each other 😌
@@pipicute615
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Tasnia Maysha distant are not, they share a 2 times great grandmother (queen Victoria)
@@tashathama2451 actually alot closer they are like second cousins
What a beautiful couple..just like a fairy tale happily ever after till 9th April 2021. Our gen needs to learn from them..their bonding, their relationship 😍
Amazing,when they got married in 1947, India got the independence in same year 1947,I am surprised
pakistan too, not just india.
Pls make the "story behind the person" who makes "the story behind"videos
It is not necessary, IMHO.
😂😂
@@user-rr4to6xl3m I wanna know
True
LMAO There’s always that one person. 😂✌️
Nádherný dokument ze života plný lásky a vzájemné úcty,smutek sdílíme s vámi...❤️❤️❤️❤️
Today the Queen has gone to be with her Prince...R.I.P. 😢💝
So beautifully made thank you for sharing 😘🥰 really enjoyed watching this💖
Are we all ignoring the fact that they’re cousins or???
Nearly Every Royal in Europe at the time was a descendant of Queen Victoria. It was damn near unavoidable.
It's weird
Iws
I was really freaked out by the fact that they are cousins
they were far cousins at before it was in the law that royal blood can marry only with the royal blood
I really really admire their marriage and most of all their love for each other a lot - from Philippines here 😊💕♥️🤚
Emilia Clarke and Elizabeth II have a similar vibrance.
I think they have.. especially when seeing it in The Crown by Netflix
Beautiful couple. They spent their love story to the fullest.
And now youtube is recommending me this... What a lovely marriage
I love Her Majesty! What an inspirational lady and such a great asset to our country.
They have been together for like my grandma’s whole lifetime wowie there must be an unstoppable love here
Amazing , beautiful they are still alive and experiencing life together , watching it grow with new members are added. I am very sure they love and cling to each other in private to make each moment as if was their first God bless them both.
Thank you for this video....
I love Queen Elizabeth and her happiness with Prince Philip. Wonderful couple, parents, grandparents and great grandparents. 💜
I'm here after I heard Prince Philip's passing. Such a fruitful relationship that lasted for 70 years...
This is a nice story. They stick to each other through thick and thin. Thank you. To God, I'm thankful.
They both looked at each other the same up until the last picture together...i can tell that they really love each other...
This channel is the best , i adore every story , thank you for the great montage as well , greetings from your new subscriber from kuwait 👍😻
rip philip🕊🥺
I love these kind of stories! And wow..70 yrs..they were meant for each other! ❤❤
Philip was a typical example of a great and loving Husband
RIP QUEEN ELIZABETH II 🤲😔😭
What a lovely couple!!❤❤💗
Georgia Carter they are cousin btw
@@arceerosetv so
The story of their lives...beautiful story..real fairy tale..of one queen and her prince...♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🇭🇷and she was beautful..still is..i havent seen someone so old and lovely as she is...look her face .and dont forget she is 94...
As I'm re-watching the video, I remembered that Prince Philip passed away 7 months ago 😢
Sweet picture. Growing old with your sweetheart...! 💖
Wow!!what a life it was for both,They lived for 74 yrs togetherly and that is just awesome..
Very well done ❤💙
Had you waiting just one more day to post this, you could've written that Queen Elizabeth has 8 great-grandchildren!!!
Archie 😍💙
She so so so so lucky.. Rich. Royal family.. Loyal husband.. Good children ...what else she dont have in this world?
A vacation
Good relationship with sibling?
Normal life
Loyal my ass. He cheated on her many times.
"He has, quite simplyb, been my strength and stay all these years"
I notice a lot of their pictures together, prince Philip always look at her lovingly.
What is it with the royal family and dating cousins??? 😂😂
it's a usual thing back then
It was usual back then becuz Royal family didn't wanted different blood in their family so they married in same blood line
Oh ok
@@stardust6745 nasty
Agata Vlogs 😂Charles proposed to his Mountbatten cousin but was rejected. She knew about Camilla. Hence Princess Diane🤭
0:24 it looked like she winked😅
This is so magical😭❤️
Love this! So beautiful! ❤
Here the day after philip died
Rip
The queen is so cute ,her smile so pure and honest ❤
It's such a beautiful story.it's just like a story out of a Novel 💕
This is very lovely 😭
I'D LIKE TO BE A QUEEN OF PEOPLE'S HEART'S. Everyone is a queen 👸👸
@Red Captain king and queen para madali 😂
Rip Prince Phillips😢
This is true strength and character. This is why I love Her Royal Majesty the Queen and Prince her husband. I'm divorced but she's still with her true love. What an honor and grace and triumph. Long live the Queen....
Past 70yrs stayed together and beautiful couple with simplicity,heart touching soul in peacefuly forever ,rest in heavenly 💜💜❤️👏
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.. what a Love story and a wonderful Life..
Such a beautiful love story, was meant to be.
Beautiful outstanding amazing Presentation 😘 😘
Touches heart
Now this is true live, they still look at eachother the same.
Rip prince Philip 1921-2021 😢🇬🇧🇬🇧
Nice
Wow. That's Beauriful. Amazing. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I think they're 3rd cousins, if I'm remebering it right haha As always, great and aaawwesome content! 💕💕
Aren't they still related by blood tho..?
4rd
Before there had been rumors that Prince Philip had affairs or at least 1 affair, but until now they're still together they must've been really committed to stay that long. If you see many couples around the world although many didn't go thru divorce but are separated, they don't last a lifetime.
How do they have affairs if they are so well known wouldn't others recognise them? Then most probably they are doing it with someone form palace maybe their servants? Hmm...
@@kh2661 ..... There's always some bitch trying to have what doesn't belong to her. He was a nice looking man. The same women who are friends with Elizabeth are the same ones who will sneak around with the prince. Look at Prince William. He had an affair with Kate's best friend!! Kate cut off all friendship with her bestie!!! Men get easily bored and easily seduced. They are so weak!!!!
One of the best couple ...so lovely....
Wow 70 yrs of marriage. How awesome!
Okay but Philip has always been freakin attractive and handsome
Who is here after he passed away. May his soul rests in peace.
1:46 i can see matt smith and claire foy here 🥰
Merry Christmas
He's super attractive at 2:43
Soon as I read “In fact, they are cousins!” I had to opt out. Nah fam 😂😂😂😂🤙🏽
I got excited ❤️😢
They were so adorable ❤️
Mabrook, 70 years together, masha Allah very lovely💓💓
My mother always said ,she was plain,but her parent's was very must in love.
It's very nice, to see them together afrer more than 70 years !!!
A great and a lovely beautiful charming love story . Tears in my eyes.
Young Phillip was so handsome with his hair rough and up, that one photo I saw of it he looked so dashing with his hair out and up lol. Plus I didn't know the Queen wore strapless and halter necks when she was young. I thought it was forbidden of royals.
Did anyone else know that one time the Queen was chasing Prince Philip and threw a badminton racquet to the Prince and the media saw it outside and recorded it but they destroyed the video.
OMG so beautiful video, Thank's.
He is polite man..
Wow queen is beautiful!!